Denzel Ward says he’ll play smarter to avoid concussions

Browns cornerback Denzel Ward made the Pro Bowl as a rookie last season, but he suffered two concussions late in the year that had him thinking about changing the way he plays. Ward says he’s putting more thought into hitting with his shoulders, not his helmet, to protect himself. “The first concussion I got really [more]

Your browser does not support this video With his Dallara-Chevrolet nearly flipping over, Pato O’Ward became the third driver in two days to endure a hard crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Carlin Racing driver escaped injury Thursday afternoon after his car briefly went airborne after a hard impact with the SAFER barrier on the exit of Turn 2.

O’Ward’s car went nose first into the outside wall and then lifted off the pavement after its left rear spun into an impact.

Afghan officials say heavy flooding kills 24 people

The Afghan government says at least 24 people have been killed and 11 others injured in the past month as a new wave of heavy rains and flooding has swept parts of the country. A statement released Saturday by the Afghan Ministry for Disaster Management and Humanitarian Affairs says flooding has affected six of Afghanistan's 34 provinces, including the capital, Kabul. Around 500 people were rescued in central Bamyan province's Sheber district, according to the ministry. Nationwide, floods have destroyed over 220 homes this month and partially damaged 116 more, it added. Heavy snowfall across Afghanistan this winter had cut off many areas.

“I’m OK,” O’Ward told NBC Sports Gold after his release. “I went for a ride. There are two kinds of people at IMS — the ones who are going to hit the wall and the ones who have already hit the wall.

“Oh, I hit hard. I felt it and maybe hit the side of the monocoque. My hands are a bit sore. The good thing is we are OK. It looks like I just lost it, I guess. There is not much more I can say about that. It looks like I’m OK. The team is going to get a car ready for the next sessions or for Friday. They are getting the spare car ready.”

Tony Romo lost again in his legal dispute with the league. Fan Expo LLC, partly owned by the former Cowboys quarterback, sued the NFL after the 2015 National Fantasy Football Convention event was canceled. Lawyers for the Fan Expo contended the NFL threatened players scheduled to attend […]

Should it rain Sunday, INDYCAR officials will make every reasonable attempt to run the Indy 500 on-time, with the race scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. ET. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway also recently used a new sealant on the track surface which makes it quicker to dry the racing […]

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill suffered a meltdown during Wednesday’s 8-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, and later explained what inspired the expletive-laden outburst. In the first inning, Rays first baseman Ji-Man Choi dropped a perfectly placed bunt down the third base line, one […]